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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Tucson (Pima County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1113
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
902
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
388
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
321
577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
23
201
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
10
87
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
9
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tucson
9 Genera with 28 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1866Burning Blister Beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Pleuropasta Wellman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tegrodera LeConte, 1851Iron Cross Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tucson
28 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) brunnea Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) fortis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) rehni Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Epicauta) rileyi G. Horn, 1874
Epicauta (Epicauta) tenebrosa Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Epicauta) wheeleri G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Macrobasis) hirsutipubescens Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) liebecki Werner, 1944Ocellated Darner
Epicauta (Macrobasis) maculifera Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Macrobasis) polingi Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) segmenta Say, 1823
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuilineata G. Horn, 1894
Epicauta (Macrobasis) uniforma Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) virgulata LeConte, 1866
Eupompha wenzeli Skinner, 1904
Lytta (Paralytta) magister Horn, 1870Desert blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) stygica LeConte, 1851
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) macswaini Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) nigripennis LeConte, 1853
Pleuropasta mirabilis G. Horn, 1870
Pseudozonitis brevis Enns, 1956
Pyrota akhurstiana G. Horn, 1891
Tegrodera aloga Skinner, 1903Iron Cross Blister Beetle
Tegrodera erosa LeConte, 1851
Zonitis (Neozonitis) atripennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Zonitis glasunowi Semenov, 1893

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Tucson
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


Links, sources and further information
Meloidae at artfakta.se
Meloidae at dyntaxa.se
Meloidae at gbif.org
Meloidae at irmng.org
Meloidae at itis.gov